What is the Research-a-thon?

The 9th annual Research-a-thon takes place online and consists of a series of questions related to library resources and services as well as research skills. There are 26 multiple-choice questions.  You can finish all 26 questions or end your Research-a-thon at any point.  Like any marathon, it will start off easy and gradually increase in difficulty!  

How do I access the Research-a-thon?

Visit this web page from February 17th-23rd to access a link to enter.

Who can participate in the Research-a-thon?

Skidmore students, faculty, and staff can participate in the Research-a-thon, but only Skidmore students will be eligible for the raffles.

How do I send my professor my Research-a-thon score?

When you submit your Research-a-thon using the Google form, you will receive an email with a link to your score.  You can forward that email to your professor to confirm that you participated in the Research-a-thon and your score. 

Student Gift Card Raffle

• For each question answered correctly, a student earns an entry into our raffle for Northshire Bookstore gift cards (four $25 cards and one $50 card). The more questions you answer correctly, the more entries you get! 

• We also have a raffle for a $50 Northshire Bookstore gift card for students who answer all 26 questions correctly!

Participating students who win gift cards will be notified by email on Monday, February 24th.